1. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Nothern Ireland
Gritsenko Dmitry Grinyuk Evelina Form 9 V

2. THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND

3. The UK consists of England (the capital is London)
Wales (the capital is Cardiff)
Scotland (the capital is Edinburgh)
Northern Ireland (the capital is Belfast).
The territory of the UK is about 244,000 square kilometres.
The population is over 56,5 million.

4. The British Isles are washed
by the :
the Atlantic Ocean in the west,
the North Sea in the east,
the English Channel in the south,
the Arctic Ocean in the north.

5. The climate is
mild the whole year round. The Atlantic Ocean, the warm waters of the Gulf Stream influence the climate.

6. People
The British are polite and well-mannered people.The English are practical and realistic.The British people are considered to be the world is greatest tea drinkers.Every Englishman is said to be a countryman at heart.The English countryside is many things to many people.It stands for freshness,for leisure,fun and games.The English are reputed to have a good sense of humor.The Scots are said to be a serious people,rather inventive and somewhat mystical.The Welsh are an emotional people but sometimes reticent.

7. Royal Family

8. Languages
In Wales only about 19% of the population speak Welsh as their first languages,though nearly all of them also speak perfect English. The study of Welsh is now compulsory in many primary and secondary schools. Television and radio services in Wales give about half their time to languages programmers. Most public signs are in Welsh as well as in English. In Scotland 2% of the population speak Caelic,another Celtic languages,as well as English.

9. Flag
The flag of the UK is called the Union Flag, or The Union Jack. The Union Jack is a combination of the crosses of three patron saints of the country: 1. The red cross of Saint George for England on a white background 2. The white diagonal cross of Saint Andrew for Scotland on a blue background. 3. The red diagonal cross of Saint Patrick for Ireland on a white background

10. Transport

11. Sights